Wind Power

Julie Elliott: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many onshore wind farm applications for what wind capacity were received by the Secretary of State in each month in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and (e) 2013; and how many of those applications of what capacity had been recommended for consent by the Planning Inspectorate.

Kris Hopkins: holding answer 25 March 2014
	I can confirm that 47 onshore wind farm appeals were recovered by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, my right hon. Friend the Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr Pickles) between 2009 and 2013.
	
		
			  2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
			 January 1 — 1 — 4 
			 February — — — 1 1 
			 March 2 1 2 — 2 
			 April — — — 1 1 
			 May — — 1 — 1 
			 June — 1 1 1 1 
			 July — — 1 — 2 
			 August — — — 3 — 
			 September — 1 1 1 1 
			 October — 1 — 5 3 
			 November — 1 1 — 1 
			 December — — — 2 — 
		
	
	Of these recovered appeals since 2009, I would note that 21 are still in progress; 14 were rejected; eight were allowed as per the Inspector's suggestion. Five were rejected by Ministers taking a different opinion to the inspectors' suggestions; and four were withdrawn.
	All cases pre-date the final published planning practice guidance issued this year by my Department.
	The Department does not hold information on the energy capacity of onshore wind farms subject to a planning appeal.

Taxation: Rebates

John McDonnell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax refunds were made in the tax years (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13 for (i) income tax, (ii) value added tax, (iii) corporation tax and (iv) national insurance; and what the total value of refunds was in each such category in each such year.

David Gauke: The figures shown represent the value of repayment figures as included in the accrued net revenue figures in the Statement of Revenue, Other Income and Expenditure which are published in the Annual Report and Accounts. We hold only the total value not number of repayments made by tax type.
	
		
			 HOD 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 
			 Income Tax 9,703,600,140.60 11,062,294,029.42 12,032,623,916.28 12,452,181,005.78 
			 VAT 52,098,844,904.82 65,208,522,155.96 75,332,913,101.11 74,730,895,023.43 
			 Corporation Tax 8,993,368,840.74 5,012,774,914.88 6,999,305,350.27 4,619,517,414.07 
			 National Insurance Contributions. 381,775,025.34 359,560,830.57 233,269,374.25 749,910,875.73